Djuna Barnes's characters are grotesquely alive, expressing their illicit desires and grotesque thoughts in breathless and broken sentences while being alien to life.
In 'Spillway,' Julie Anspacher articulates her pain as suffering without a consummation, akin to 'insufficient sleep', illustrating the depth of her misery.
Madame von Bartmann in 'Aller et Retour' bluntly informs her daughter that life is 'filthy' and 'frightful', encapsulating the relentless chaos and suffering present.
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